[urq] Ended Ebay 220094945974 - was it really rare? TURBOEXHAUST MANIFOL...

[Buchholz, Steven]

... I got the brand new, uninstalled example sitting in my garage because someone with an urq had a cracked EM and ordered the 2 piece kit as a replacement.  There was interference somewhere, so he returned the parts to Carlsen for a replacement.  This was done in the days when Linda and Didi were the folks you talked to at Carlsen ... 

So, there's little doubt the 2-piece will fit in an urq, but be prepared to do some clearancing work ... 

AFAIK there were very few if any 5kT/200 cars that came stock with the 2-piece EM ... it was a replacement part.  

Steve B
San José, CA (USA)

... waiting to hear a trip report ... 
> 
> In good shape, this is a rare piece.  New, all the components totalled
> ~900USD just before it became NLA a couple years ago.  This was a  replacement
> to
> address the warp/cracking of the single piece manifold, and rumor  has it, the
> hp jumped about 10 or so on the dyno.  IMO, it's a work of art,  a fine
> overkill engineering example of how audi decided to address warping  issue.
> As many
> found out however, you run the 10vt lean, the 2pc cracked  just like the
> single piece.  As well, a neglected RS motor mount would also  strain the load
> on
> the manifold causing cracking as well.
> 
> For the urq, the best setup IME, is to use the 2pc manifold with the
> trans>wastegate brace found in the urq's and early 5kt (and if you  ordered
> the 2pc
> manifold 'complete', that bracket is part of the assbly).   Unfortunately,
> many
> of these brackets were removed during clutch service, as it  was a PITA to
> remove that bracket to do a trans R&R.
> 
> A lot of 2pc manifolds are out there, but ck them carefully for
> cracks/damage.
> 
> 
> In a message dated 3/29/2007 6:51:30 A.M. Central Standard Time,
> 
> On this forum a 2 piece exhaust manifold  is often recommended as a urq
> replacement.  I got the impression this  manifold was installed on a lot of
> 5000
> turbos.   This item  220094945974 sold for almost $400.  Is it rare or what
> was
> installed in a  lot of 5000 turbos?